School out - Summer in

Good Morning

Its SUMMER time and I am HOME! I have been waiting for this day for months. As many of you know I passionately Hate school, its not fun or easy for me, but here I am, finished my Junior year and now I can breathe. I don't know what this summer holds or where it will take me but I do know I have two classes to accomplish, mountains to climb and a deeper relationship with my God to find.

Many of you know I will be going back to Campion this next year to be a task-force chaplain! I said yes to this in December when Maxson called and asked me to come help him. I have been asked previous years but never felt it was right timing. But now, its all I can think of! I look forward to having a year off from school, but more importantly, I cant wait to meet new kids and learn from them. I know its not an over-seas SM experience  but I know its just as important and that I am doing this this year for a reason and I cant wait to see how i change from it. 

Until then, looking back on this school year I have learned quite a few things, not just in school but life in general!  You never really realize how much you love/like  someone/something until its gone. As most of you know I lived with Joe and Nadja Van DenHoven  this past year.  I moved in with them to their apartment the start of school, and mid-october/ november-ish we moved to a darling little house. Nadj and I  would go to Sam's and grocery shop weekly,  raid each others closets and just catch up on the daily happenings of each others life. We became sisters and for that I am SO thankful. It was a little weird leaving "home" to come back home to CO for good, but I guess moving and growing is part of the process of life. Joe and nadj, I love you guys!!!

The first semester was not the easiest, most fun time i have had! It was GREAT being off campus, seeing friends again and starting a new year but half way through, it got a little rough! Towards the end of october things seemed to not go the way I wanted. But thank goodness we dont always get what we want. Time went on and growth and understanding happened, God gives us what we need when we need it. Thankfully He is in TOTAL control, if we give it all to him. 

Second semester brought new classes, new challenges, and new friends! I decided I would run the lincoln Half marathon again, I was gonna hit studying for my classes HARD and try to learn to like school. Well the half-marathon training ended in march when I went to FL for spring break, then I came back and realized i didnt want to spend money just to run around Lincoln, so that was OUT!!! Studying for my classes HARD didnt happen, yes i studied but i definitely could've studied harder and more. There was just too much fun to be had! So there I was studying half heartedly, working 4 jobs  and looking for anything fun to do!  

Its amazing how time flies, people come and go, and life seems to NEVER slow down, yet God is our ONLY constant, we can always call on him whether in school, friendships, relationships, life matters, ANYTIME He WILL be there! So here starts my summer and new life adventures. Follow along as I learn more and more about my Life!!!